Topic: Blue Ridge Parkway
Study: Blue Ridge Parkway has more suicides than other national parksA study shows that the Blue Ridge Parkway was the national park with the most suicides from 2003 to 2009.The Asheville Citizen-Times reported Saturday on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
The first time I drove into Asheville, North Carolina , I was filled with wonder, for there, stretched out before me, was the beautiful, magical Blue Ridge Mountains . But the first time I drove into Asheville, I had to let go ...
The sign marking the commencement of construction for the Blue Ridge Parkway is an unassuming gray roadside plaque, a few hundred yards from the North Carolina-Virginia border near Cumberland Knob. On September 11, 1935, about 100 workers started clearing and grading land ...
Lonely Planet giving away free road trip itineraries through FacebookLonely Planet is giving away itineraries online from an upcoming guidebook, "USA's Best Trips: 99 Themed Itineraries Across America."The free PDFs can be downloaded from Lonely Planet's Facebook page. A different itinerary is ...
Western NC man donates, sells 110 acres he owns for Blue Ridge Parkway's protected landscapeA western North Carolina man who remembers seeing the construction of the Blue Ridge Parkway is donating and selling land he owns to help expand its protected landscape.The ...
Blue Ridge Parkway, 'America's Favorite Drive,' celebrates 75th anniversaryThe construction of the Blue Ridge Parkway began as a project to put people back to work during the Depression.But 75 years later, the winding roadway has evolved into one of the United States' ...
City and Country along the Blue Ridge Parkway, VA Virginia's Blue Ridge Parkway is one of America's great drives. Instead, alternate between motoring along the parkway's scenic roads and making up time on faster I-81, which parallels the parkway. At the Rockfish ...
New 'America the Beautiful' series of quarters launches with Hot Springs, 55 more to followThe U.S. Mint's list of quarters highlighting America's national parks. The order of issue is based on when the parks were established. Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas ...
2010 Virginia travel guide showcases Blue Ridge Parkway's 75th anniversaryThe 2010 Virginia is For Lovers Travel Guide showcases the Blue Ridge Parkway's 75th anniversary.The guide includes information on sites along the parkway and the best places to visit.Other highlights include Civil War ...
US Mint list of new national park quarters, in order the coins will be producedThe U.S. Mint announced Wednesday that it will produce a series of quarters highlighting America's national parks, one per state and territory, beginning next year. The coins will ...
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Travel Trip Asheville In The Fall
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Travel Trip Blue Ridge Parkway
This Wednesday, May 9, 2010 photo shows the view from an overlook ...AP Features - -
Stimulus Environment
In this Sept. 2002, file photo ridge after ridge of the Great ...AP News -
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Scenic Motorcycle Ride - Blue Ridge Parkway
This is a scenic motorcycle ride starting at the Balsam ...2008-08-24 -
Blue Ridge Parkway Near Asheville, NC
www.RomanticAsheville.com Travel Guide shows some mountain fall scenery ...2008-10-19 -
Blue Ridge Parkway Overview
Many winding mountain roads wrap their way through the High ...2009-03-10
